Spider (2 suits), deal #6

Deal #6 is one of the harder deals in this series. Our solver won it in a line of 137 moves, so it can certainly be won.

Notes on this deal

• 44 cards start face down; uncovering them comes before tidying.
• Playing without a plan stalls early here: a test play of the most promising moves gets only 0 of 104 cards home.
• 7 useful moves are open from the start. Prefer the ones that turn over a card or free an Ace.
• At one point the solver moves a run of 12 cards in one go.

Stuck? The solver's first moves

These are the first moves of the solver's winning line, with automatic moves to the foundations switched on.

#	Card	From	To
1	A♠	column 1	2♠, column 3
2	J♠	column 2	Q♠, column 6
3	Q♠	column 2	K♠, column 5
4	A♥	column 7	2♥, column 9
5	10♠	column 8	J♠, column 6
6	2♥ +1	column 9	3♥, column 7

Spider in a nutshell

Build down regardless of suit, but only same-suit runs move together. A complete King-to-Ace run of one suit leaves the table. Each tap on the stock deals a card to every column.

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